A huge fleet entered the Bay of Calabogaz.

The ship was loaded with three regular brigades, all of which were emitting black smoke. By this time, the Truchens' fleet had gradually evolved from the Red Boat fleet to the "Black Smoke Fleet" in the mouths of the perverts.

On the bow of the main battleship, Qitad stood in the middle, and on the left was the Charles Bonaparte who came from Corsica. He is now in his twenties, not tall, and has a pretty face. In order to show his national prestige, Qitad brought him here this time.

On its right is the commander of the Caspian Fleet, former Alar Islander Zoroastrian Rahman.

Not long ago, Qitad had reached a secret agreement with the leader of the Zoroastrian Rasim to make Rahman the envoy of Mingli of the Holy See. Rasim is old and becomes the envoy of Mingli who punishes evil and promotes good, so Rahman is very likely to compete with Arslan for the position of the next leader.

Qitad is a person who pursues perfection. He will not take in people he doesn't need because of his kindness. At first, there was the Russian Petronov, and then he Rahman. Now it's Shire's turn.

Therefore, when standing at the bow of the boat facing the hot wind, looking at Rahman and Charles, Qitad's mouth actually had a mixed meaning, including joking, excitement, complacency and other expressions.

Of course, this is not because he was looking for foreign aid in the Republic of Corsica, but when he was looking for foreign aid, he not only looked for him, but also France, Austria and Spain. Now he is a person who can roam the Mediterranean, so he naturally also found him.

The ship arrived at Hardsou Harbour very quickly.

Qitad's brother-in-law, Yamankara, the commander of the Culisari Brigade, has been waiting there for a long time, and he also brought a brigade, which is the construction of the canal.

There is also the Deputy Minister of Works, his brother-in-law Sang Kun, who is specifically responsible for the construction of the canal.

Sangkun was a prince of the Sarekamesh tribe and was very familiar with this area. It would be more appropriate to use his precise measurement knowledge learned from Truchen to supervise the construction of the canal.

There are endless deserts east of Calabogaz Bay, and precise measurements are not enough. If they do not have the weapon of concrete now, they don’t know how deep they will dig, because once the sea water enters the desert, it will soon penetrate, and with the amazing evaporation, the canal will soon dry up.

With concrete, there is no such concern. As long as you dig a solid soil and apply a layer of concrete, you can continuously transport the sea water from the Caspian Sea into the canal.

Quitad was able to use concrete in large quantities here, naturally because the Port of Crasso in the north was the largest cement production base in the kingdom (using massive shells as raw materials, plus some lime and clay).

On the Kaplan River at the southern end of Lake Sarekamesh, the Truchens had built a castle there, named Kaplan. From Hardsu Port to Kaplan Port, most places have dried up old riverbeds that can be used, but the straight line distance has reached nearly 500 miles.

The five hundred miles of canal is a feat, a great feat in Central Asia.

Qitad sent 20,000 Ottoman prisoners into groups of 1,000 people, and divided them into twenty groups. Each group contracted the work of dredging, landfilling and laying concrete for twenty-five miles. It took a year to complete.

After this matter is completed, the 20,000 prisoners Qitad did not want to put them back. Among them, those who performed better would become part of the current large-scale state-owned construction company, and those who performed poorly would continue to exist as slaves until they worked until they died.

Of course, among the Mamulik people, Qitad, had left three thousand people, who were secretly trained by Truchen. The leader was Qinjis, the nobleman of Ugus, who was of great use.

The reason he came here was because the canal was not connected to the last section of Hadsou Harbor, about one or two meters away. He came to preside over the through-through ceremony.

In fact, this section has been excavated long ago, but the place close to Calabogaz Bay is blocked by dozens of thick wooden boards as high as three meters and a thickness of half a meter. The average depth of the sea in Calabogaz Bay is only about five meters, and it is barely able to sail the large ship of Truchen.

After being invited to the viewing platform, Qitade issued an order to penetrate the canal. On the sea surface on the west side of the thick wooden board, there were more than a dozen large ships moored, and the sterns were connected with the thick wooden boards with iron chains, obviously in order not to let the pressure of the sea water wash the thick wooden boards over.

In addition to the need to lower the anchor, such an action also requires continuous use of steam power to maintain outward pulling force. If only a sailboat is available, it will definitely not be possible.

"Dongdong..."

"Woo woo..."

The drums and trumpets sounded on the viewing platform, and the big ships in the distance began to slowly sail towards the outer sea, then pulled the thick wooden boards. Finally, as a large amount of sea water poured into the canal, all the thick wooden boards floated on the sea surface.

Starting from Hardsou Harbour, the altitude of its riverbed is tilted eastward at an extremely subtle inclination, which allows the sea to quickly flow along the repaired river to Port Kaplan.

If the inclination angle is too large, the river speed is too rapid, which makes it very unfavorable for ships traveling west from Kaplan Port, but if the inclination angle problem is ignored, the sea water is very likely to flow beyond the port of Kaplan.

Only Truchen, who has mastered the world's most advanced measurement and engineering technology, can do it.

Of course, because the seawater is introduced into the desert to the east, this will cause the area to become more desolate and salinized, and these Qitads are not at ease.

"Your Majesty"

The thirty-year-old Sang Kun finally married Qiqige, the head of the royal family. Although Qiqige was not accepted as his adopted daughter by Qitade, his status in China was second only to Ah Hai, which made Sang Kun very satisfied.

He introduced enthusiastically.

"The designed seawater flow rate is ten miles per hour, and it is expected to fill the entire canal in two days. Due to the water pressure, the water level of the canal will remain the same as that of the Karabogaz Bay after filling, and due to the evaporation of Lake Sarekamesh, it will not be in danger of backflow."

When I heard that the canal was five hundred miles long, the guest Charles Bonaparte was silent.

Qitad soon discovered this, and he smiled and said to him, "His Excellency Charles, this canal has not been named yet. Please see how to name it?"

Shire said awkwardly: "Your Majesty has a plan for such a grand project, so don't be embarrassed."

Qitade shook his head, "It's not like this. There are many merchants coming and going in our country. At that time, I thought that if a distinguished guest came when the canal was officially opened, he would ask him to name it, or use his name to demonstrate our friendship."

"You are here, first, it shows our fate, second, this name is also available, what about the Charles Canal?"

Shire was excited. He never dreamed that one day his name would be famous in the distant East.

"Thank you, Your Majesty"

Qitad was naturally talking nonsense just now. The name of this canal was "Truchen Canal" at the beginning, and it was changed to "Char Canal" for only one purpose, that is, after Charles returned to Corsica, he could lobby against Pascal Poly, the governor of the Republic of Corsica, to be inclined to himself.

Throughout history, those who can name a certain place and a river by a person are either royal relatives or nobles, or special contributors to a certain place. The river has a special contribution. The Charles has the honor of naming without his merits. It is obviously a glorious and will definitely make great contributions to Governor Poly.

If Corsica eventually falls into the hands of the French, then the canal will be changed to the "Samkun Canal" containing the name of the host builder Sangkun. If Corsica successfully casts itself, then continue to use the name of the Charles Canal.

During the days when the sea water filled the canal and the trial sailing was conducted on it, Qitad listened to Yamankara's report in Hardsu Harbour.

"Your Majesty, when you learned that you were here in person, Rasim also launched the movement. He mobilized five thousand cavalry in the east of the oasis and had been secretly transferred to the west. In addition, his great disciple, the five thousand cavalry mobilized by Yudith, who was named the envoy of the wonderful fire, has a total of ten thousand cavalry for you to drive"

"But in the oasis area, after taking Arslan, the Khanate Yilak Altuk's strength was greatly improved. Now he can quickly mobilize a standing army of 50,000 infantry and cavalry"

"After learning that our country was building a canal, he placed his base camp in the old city of Yulongjiechi near Sarekamesh Lake..."

"These 50,000 infantry and cavalry should be 10,000 perimeters of each of the five major tribes"

"Yes, he could have mobilized 100,000 infantry cavalry, but because the north is to be warned against the army of our country's Aral Province, the east is to monitor the Bukhara Khanate, and the south is to be warned against the army of Persia Khorasan, so he can only mobilize half of it"

Qitad nodded, "That is to say, once I learned that I personally arrived at Sarekamesh Lake with my three brigades, the Arslan army to the north of the oasis will definitely arrive at Yulong Jiechi first?"

"Yes, then, our country's deputy Khanseleng of Aral Province will be able to take a boat from Aral Port and take three brigades to Kungler and Chinboy area, and the leader of Rasim will appear in him"

"Although Arslan has some prestige, as long as the genuine Zoroastrian leader appears, I believe that many Turkmen farmers will turn against each other"

Qitad seemed to have thought of something, "Have you made any noise in the Kazakh Khanate and the Persians in the south recently?"

Yamankara felt a stern.

"Your Majesty, you think..."

"Yes, Altuk of the Shiva Khanate has an irreconcilable hatred with our country. He also knows that his family's strength alone is not enough to compete with our country, but he did not send troops to harass him when you and Sangkun supervised the canal. Obviously he was not afraid of us."

"It is believed that since our country has spent so much energy to build the canal, it is definitely not for fun, but because once the canal is completed, our army can reach the western edge of the oasis. He has such a leisurely life, so he must have something to rely on."

Yamankara thought for a while, "Your Majesty, the Kazakh Khanate is now a three-strong leader, Abulbbit, Bala and Yanger. Although Abulbbit is called Da Khan, it actually only manages Da Yuzi. The war with the Bukhara Khanate in recent years has also consumed a lot of Da Yuzi's strongest people."

"Zhongyuz was divided into two by Balah Sultan, Yanggeer Sultan. Since Ablai Khan was defeated and killed, Zhongyuz has been severely damaged. Although the ministry has the largest population, each ministry is not strong after dividing into two. Moreover, Balah Sultan comes from the Khan tribe, but Yanggeer is not. Both must be incompatible with water and fire"

"The Kazakh Khanate will not be unaware of our country's strength. If it annoys us, it will be completely destroyed."

"But the Bukhara Khanate has been an enemy of the Shiva Khanate for a long time, and it is impossible to come forward to assist them. The Khorasan area to the south was originally controlled by two major tribes, one was the Turkmens whose nest was in Ashgabat, and the other was the Pashtuns from Afghanistan..."

Speaking of this, he was shocked.
Chapter completed!